Estimating the demand for drop-off recycling sites: a random utility travel cost approach

Drop-off recycling is one of the most widely adopted recycling programs in the United States. Despite its wide implementation, relatively little literature addresses the demand for drop-off recycling. This study examines the demand for drop-off recycling sites as a function of travel costs and vario...

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Main Authors: Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi, Lupi, Frank, Joshi, Satish V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28309/1/Estimating%20the%20demand%20for%20drop.pdf
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description Drop-off recycling is one of the most widely adopted recycling programs in the United States. Despite its wide implementation, relatively little literature addresses the demand for drop-off recycling. This study examines the demand for drop-off recycling sites as a function of travel costs and various site characteristics using the random utility model (RUM). The findings of this study indicate that increased travel costs significantly reduce the frequency of visits to drop-off sites implying that the usage pattern of a site is influenced by its location relative to where people live. This study also demonstrates that site specific characteristics such as hours of operation, the number of recyclables accepted, acceptance of commingled recyclables, and acceptance of yard-waste affect the frequency of visits to drop-off sites.
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spelling upm.eprints-283092016-02-03T03:41:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28309/ Estimating the demand for drop-off recycling sites: a random utility travel cost approach Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi Lupi, Frank Joshi, Satish V. Drop-off recycling is one of the most widely adopted recycling programs in the United States. Despite its wide implementation, relatively little literature addresses the demand for drop-off recycling. This study examines the demand for drop-off recycling sites as a function of travel costs and various site characteristics using the random utility model (RUM). The findings of this study indicate that increased travel costs significantly reduce the frequency of visits to drop-off sites implying that the usage pattern of a site is influenced by its location relative to where people live. This study also demonstrates that site specific characteristics such as hours of operation, the number of recyclables accepted, acceptance of commingled recyclables, and acceptance of yard-waste affect the frequency of visits to drop-off sites. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28309/1/Estimating%20the%20demand%20for%20drop.pdf Sidique, Shaufique Fahmi and Lupi, Frank and Joshi, Satish V. (2013) Estimating the demand for drop-off recycling sites: a random utility travel cost approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 127. pp. 339-346. ISSN 0301-4797; ESSN: 1095-8630 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.001
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title_short Estimating the demand for drop-off recycling sites: a random utility travel cost approach
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